Talk:1-Wire
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"computer bus" isn't correct according to the wikipedia definition of "computer".
iButton is a Registered Trademark, and should be written iButton®. Mickraus 11:18, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- Not according to WP:MOSTM. Mdwyer 23:29, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- WP:MOSTM supports what I said. It should be written iButton®.
- I don't see it. "Do not use the ™ and ® symbols, or similar, unless they are necessary for context (for instance to distinguish between generic and brand names for drugs)." Uless there are such a things as a generic iButtons, I'm afraid you have misunderstood it. Compare with the Kleenex article.
- For what it is worth, though, I do see your point, I just don't agree with the method. Later today I'll try to change it around a little to make it more clear. --Mdwyer 16:24, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, I did see that but my response wasn't clear. My thoughts were the same as your latter point: there has to be some way of indicating in the article that the item referred to is a registered name; perhaps its initial mention should have a footnote or other cross reference which says it is a registered trademark of Dallas Semiconductor Corp. -Mickraus 13:00, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
- WP:MOSTM supports what I said. It should be written iButton®.
The traditional editorial solution to this is to use the vendors preferred capitalization at all times, and the TM or Circle-R symbol on first non-title usage. No other editorial commentary is really necessary. On another point, is this lede too long, or what? :-)
--Baylink (talk) 14:37, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Related trademarked term
"MicroLan" is a trademarked term, reserved by Dallas for talking about connected 1-Wire devices, and/or the net thus comprised. Wouldn't it be good if the Wikipedia entry made some reference to this, so that people coming to the encyclopedia to learn about MicroLans would be taken to the right page? Search on "microlan" today, and you're told there's nothing for you.
I once tried to add something but my approach wasn't, apparently, wiki-correct.
PS: "MicroLan" added to article, but maybe not the right way to get it into the index... or is indexing not instantaneous? If someone knows that something must be done to make the article show up on a search for MicroLan, please do it? (PS by Tkbwik 11:53, 15 June 2007 (UTC))
What you're looking for is to put a redirect at MicroLan pointing to this page.
--Baylink (talk) 14:38, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] External Links (Item now obsolete... I decided to add the link, as there'd been no comment.)
While AAG (http://www.aagelectronica.com/aag/index.html) is an excellent source of 1-Wire devices, I can't see why it is wiki-correct to have a link to that, but a link to my NOT FOR PROFIT guidance on 1-Wire programming was deemed "inappropriate".
Beautiful, those pages aren't. Informative? YOU try reading the Dallas documentation and doing something with the chips without help. I'd be grateful if someone would be willing to examine the pages, and create an external link to them, if they dare. They're at....
http://sheepdogguides.com/dst1main.htm
82.2.140.233 15:57, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "The hardware level of the protocol..."
I don't quite understand what this is telling me... "The hardware level of the protocol is often performed by special software in the bus master and a resistor. "... probably 'cause I'm not a trained engineer, but could an engineer try to make that information a little more accessible, please? Tkbwik 11:51, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
